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Revolutions in the Atlantic World : A Comparative History / / Wim Klooster



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Autore: Klooster Wim Visualizza persona
Titolo: Revolutions in the Atlantic World : A Comparative History / / Wim Klooster Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2018]
©2018
Edizione: New edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 253 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina: 973.3
Soggetto topico: Sovereignty
Revolutions
Revolutions - America - History - 19th century
Revolutions - America - History - 18th century
Soggetto geografico: Latin America History Wars of Independence, 1806-1830
Haiti History Revolution, 1791-1804
France History Revolution, 1789-1799
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
Soggetto non controllato: War
antislavery
democracy
equality
inequality
politics
revolutions
slavery
warfare
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-241) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Civil War in the British Empire -- 3. The War on Privilege and Dissension -- 4. From Prize Colony to Black Independence -- 5. Multiple Routes to Sovereignty -- 6. The Revolutions Compared -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: A new look at a contentious period in the history of the Atlantic world Within just a half century, the American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American revolutions transformed the Atlantic world. This book is the first to analyze these events through a comparative lens, revealing several central themes in the field of Atlantic history. From the murky position of the European empire between the Old and New Worlds to slavery and diaspora, Wim Klooster offers insights into the forces behind the many conflicts in the Atlantic world in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Digging deeply into the structural causes and oppressive environments in which these revolutions occurred, Klooster debunks the popular myth that the “people” rebelled against a small ruling elite, arguing instead that the revolutions were civil wars in which all classes fought on both sides. The book reveals the extent to which mechanisms of popular mobilization were visible in the revolutions. For example, although Blacks and Indians often played an important role in the success of the revolutions, they were never compensated once new regimes rose to power. Nor was democracy a goal or product of these revolutions, which usually spawned authoritarian polities. The new edition covers the latest historiographical trends in the study of the Atlantic world, including new research regarding the role of privateers. Drawing on fresh research – such as primary documents and extant secondary literature – Klooster ultimately concludes that the Enlightenment was the ideological inspiration for the Age of Revolutions, although not its cause.
Titolo autorizzato: Revolutions in the Atlantic World  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4798-6511-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910827106803321
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